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and has many enlightening discussions of literature, such as a passage about Henry James' anti-feminist ''Bostonians''
'''Manliness''' is a book by [[conservative]]-leaning [[Harvard]] Professor Harvey Mansfield, who identifies and extols this trait which has been recognized since [[Ancient Greece]].
'''Manliness''' is a book by [[conservative]]-leaning [[Harvard]] Professor Harvey Mansfield, who identifies and extols this trait which has been recognized since [[Ancient Greece]].
An entertaining read, the book is short on culture and [[American]] political history, but long in academic arguments based on literature. Professor Mansfield sees manliness in athletes (too many to mention, he says), and also in a few women such as [[Margaret Thatcher]] (a favorite of right-of-center professors). He points out that ''[[Macbeth]]'' contains [[Shakespeare]]'s most praise of manliness.
An entertaining read, the book is short on culture and [[American]] political history (except talks extensively about [[Teddy Roosevelt]]), but long in academic arguments based on literature. Professor Mansfield points out that ''[[Macbeth]]'' contains [[Shakespeare]]'s most praise of manliness and has many enlightening discussions of literature, such as a passage about Henry James' anti-feminist ''Bostonians''.
Mansfield sees manliness in athletes (too many to mention, he points out), and also in a few women such as [[Margaret Thatcher]] (a favorite of right-of-center professors).
The book is excellent but has notable omissions: no mention of [[muscle car]]s, by which young [[American]] men found expression of their manliness in culture. The book admittedly avoids the issue of [[homosexuality]], and it predates the rise of the very manly [[Donald Trump]]. The book has only a very superficial reference to [[Phyllis Schlafly]] and fails to recognize the significance of the defeat of the [[Equal Rights Amendment]].
The book is excellent but has notable omissions: no mention of [[muscle car]]s, by which young [[American]] men found expression of their manliness in culture. The book admittedly avoids the issue of [[homosexuality]], and it predates the rise of the very manly [[Donald Trump]]. The book has only a very superficial reference to [[Phyllis Schlafly]] and fails to recognize the significance of the defeat of the [[Equal Rights Amendment]].
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